To thrive in the 21st century economy, all young people will need some education beyond high school. Whether in two- or four-year colleges or in programs granting credentials for employment in family-sustaining careers, obtaining postsecondary education and training has become imperative---all the more so in an era when employers now require the same kinds of skills as colleges. For Ohio to increase dramatically the number of students prepared for and completing education beyond high school, it must treat high school reform as part of a pipeline to postsecondary learning, not an end in itself. The state should give priority to policies that increase the college preparedness of high school students, smooth the transition between high school and postsecondary education or training, and reconnect dropouts to education pathways toward postsecondary credentials. The purpose of this report is to provide the Ohio State Board of Education Task Force on Quality High Schools for a Lifetime of Opportunities with strategies to consider for achieving these goals. To improve its high schools and increase their ability to prepare students for today's economy, the report recommends that Ohio must concentrate on four critical parts of its education pipeline: (1) Improve the level of high school preparation so that more youth graduate "college ready;" (2) Improve the transition between secondary and postsecondary education; (3) Reconnect dropouts to educational pathways toward postsecondary credentials; and (4) Build a supportive systemic context enabling more communication and interaction across the secondary and postsecondary sectors.